The mission of The Center Helping Obesity In Children End Successfully, Inc. (CHOICES) is to be a parent and child resource center for the clinically diagnosed and at-risk children of obesity. The Center promotes weight management and lifestyle change through nutrition education, peer socialization, physical activity and community involvement. We offer unique collaborative programming that engages primary influences in a child’s life – parents, family, peers, educator and community. To date we have reached over 35,000 children, youth and adults through outreach activities.

The Center Helping Obesity In Children End Successfully, Inc. (CHOICES) Highlights:

Inclusion in the General Mills 10 City Community Champions contest after winning in Atlanta (now through 10/31)

Nominated for the Robert F. Kennedy Center – Glietzman National Heroes 2010 competition.

Future goals include: In 2011-2012 to provide more programming in Fulton, Dekalb, Cobb & Cherokee Counties; In 2013-2014 to expand into Florida, Alabama, Arkansas & Mississippi with CHOICES Chapters because these states have the highest rates of obesity.